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Arsenal are lining up a bid for Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas and might get him on a pre-contract in January, claims the News of the World. The paper also reports that Chelsea have been told they can buy Anderlecht central defender Vincent Kompany, although he will cost more than the £8m they offered in the summer. It adds that Aston Villa are the target of a £60m takeover bid by a Russian consortium. The Sunday Mirror says that a Chelsea ‘ star, who cannot be named’, has demanded a drug test to prove he is clean, to quash rumours about recreational drug use. Porto forward Benni McCarthy, who almost moved to West Ham for £6m, has been told he is too good to sign for the Hammers by his coach, Co Adriaanse, says the DailyStar Sunday. Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool and Middlesbrough are all interested in Wolves defender Joleon